New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03

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comfort in London. and leaye you here unhappy
as know sou TO be, you ask me to do thilg
which is both unnatural and impossible. MY tuture
is in your hards With the CONSCIOUSNESS that you
were my wife, and that your rate was depenohe
ON mine could do all that am capable OF DONG
| lf Won leave me have no aim in life. Love has
sharp eyes the saying is, ana Kho" wei
enough that you cannot remain here for long Inc
suspense and knowledge of your unhappihess "Fc
terrible to me- Could share your troubles, nope
that am man enough to fight my way out OF theh
But TO leave you here to suffer while nave q
| lalyc income precaroiIs though il is-Oh no. IL Is
not possible y he exclaimed, rising from his scat
and standing before her. / am a man aud you 'ue
q woman. VIII you take me now, while my iuVurc
is mystery for better or worse r.
| Il will
The words were said very humby and submits
sivcly with her head hung down, and tears rolling
down her checks. Poor GIRL she had need VI
| tears-but this is anticipating
| Kate had In truth, been leading very unhappy
life Ragged Ito use O word which. If it be not
classical is gradually becoming so by virtue OF us
expressive power to persecution about every trvai
detail of tie household arrangements, she was mauc
more unhappy by the fact-of which she was noI
infrcquently remindcd-that she was entirely ue-
| PENDENT on Miss Darrell. And if Edward Oldham
had not come to Fort Crescent. dare say that pe-
fore long she would have left her home, such as IL
was, TO seek her fortune. lie remained IN MAJ
gate until Friday, when he went back TO town.
On the following tuesday Miss Seymour also left
Margate, leaving a short note for her aunt VINO
he'd been very unpleasant after Mr. Oidhams de-
parture) to say that she did not wish TO cucumber
her any longer and that she had gone TO see IL she
could not do for herself.
She was met by Mr.. Oldham ut Victoria Station
that afternoon and they drove together TO lodgings
which he had taken for her in Eastbourne Terrace,
Iayswater The house was kept by Mrs O'Phelan,
a shrewd and kind hearted Irishwoman whom he
/ L.I ffpn1 fnltr
friend Of his having lodged with her. She was
woman in whom he felt that he could place conf
| dence so he told her candidly that he was going
to be married to the young lady who was coming to
| the house that for reasons which he briefly lnti-
mated, it would be necessary to keep the matter
secret for some time and asked her to be witness
at the marriage ceremony. need hardly say That
| Mrs O'Phelan entered con amore into the whole
transact onmCre especially after she had seen Miss
| SEYMOUR. Next to being married themselves there
Is nothing that most women like better than being
| Instrumental in marrying somebody else. III was
| arranged that the marriage was To take place In
three weeks time and that they were to spend the
| HONEYMOON at Virginia Water In the meantime
Mr.. Oldham used to come to the house every day 10
take her out 10 see the various sights OF London
and they generally dned at home WIN
Mrs OPhelan, who acted as q sort OF chaperone,
especially when they went 10 theatres and concerts
| The time passed very happily until about week
before the tuesday on which they were to De
married. Then cloud seemed TO come over
Edward Uldham's spirits. He was as kind and
attentive ever. but his thoughts seemed TO be
| preoccupied and she could not help thinking that
he WIS brooding over something which he did not
wish to speak about. They dined together on
Sunday but he was silent and absent-minded
all the evening that even Mrs O'Phean noticed the
change in his manner, and observed to Miss seymour
| when they alone that she Thought he must DC
unwen. 1t was about IL o'clock when he rose
10 take his leave, and Miss Seymour went with hum
| to the hall door. He kissed her ahectionatey as
they parted. Something seemed to occur to his
mind as he stood on the door step lie paused for
| IA moment If In thought, and then said
Goodbye, dazzling Tomorrow at l. Good
bya.7 They embraced again, and he went away
| toward PIaed-st., turning back once or twice TO
wave his hand to her.
| She felt very anxious when he gone. at
about ten minutes to next day she sat down by
the paIlor window with her watch in her hand, To
wait for his arrival. When the hands of the
watch had passed the hour by some ten minutes
she looked out OF the window. There was no
appearance of him In the street. Hitherto he had
always been before his time. But now, on their
| bridal eve, he was late. What could il mean?
She was asking herself the question when there
was n sharp ring at the house bell.
| He never rang. But she out OF the room
and stood on the landing 10 listen, and heard
Mrs. O1helan herself go to the hall door
| miss Seymour said n boyish voice and look
| AZ
hand telegram to Mrs. lhelan A dreadful sense
Of fear came upon her. She CROPPED her way back
| To the paror and dropped into nm armchair
Its telegram for YOU. said Mrs OPhelan,
coming busting into the room moment afterward
Il hope he's all right but it's queer time TO be
| sending telcgrams.' Her manner was ut once
familiar and assertive, and seemed to act as tonic
on Miss Seymour Without rising from her seat she
quietly took the telegram in her hand and opened
| il. II ran follows:
| "ElwaI Oldham. To Miss Seymour,
IL Eastb0urn Terrace, Bayswater
Have to leave town on important business. Cam
| not he with you at i O'Clock. -.
The TELEGRAM seemed to confirm her presentiments'
She shivered, and handed IL to Mis-. O'lhelan, who
| read 1t, and observed, in a tone which was 80 I'M
| sympathetic as to border on irony
| at must be something very important to keep
| him away from you to-day
| The remark WAS made il she had right to
| comment on the matter, and IL ncttled Miss Sey-
| mour accordingly.
| 1T Is OF course something very Important she
replied but would prefer TO be alone at present,
IL you please
| ."Uh, very well, the answer "the rooms
are yours, of course, while you pay for them and
with this remark Mrs. O'lhelan bounced out OF the
room.
AS pert as q duchess y she muttercd to herself
as she went down the stairs. But when she got
| back 10 her own room she began to eel rather
sorry for the poor girl and more angry than ever
with Mr.. Oldham for what she vshemcntly suspected
| To be an act of trcachery.
Hes like all the rest of Them she thought.
| Taken her away from her home, and now he's
going 10 leave her to shift for herself in London.
| God grant it's no worse That's what made him
silent for the last three or four days. Psh What
| q fool 1 am! Her people ought to have jumped at
| the chance of her marrying him. Who are they,
1 wonder? And why has she run of from them in
this way? They'd have kept the thing dark enough
| or course they would it would have been to their
interest. | hope Mr.. Oldham has not been making
q fool OF me well MS the girl. Has to leave
town on important business Very good. hope
| he'll come back, that's all"
| When Mrs. O'phelan had gone Kate rot lp and